| Prime Minister of Greenland | |
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| Naalakkersuisut Siulittaasuat | |
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| Government of Greenland | |
| Status | His Excellency (diplomatic)[1] |
| Member of | Cabinet of Greenland |
| Residence | B-29 [da] |
| Seat | Inatsisartut,Nuuk |
| Appointer | Parliament |
| Term length | Four years, renewable |
| Precursor | Governor of Greenland |
| Formation | 1 May 1979 |
| First holder | Jonathan Motzfeldt |
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Theprime minister of Greenland (Greenlandic:Naalakkersuisut siulittaasuat,lit. 'Leader of the government';Danish:Landsstyreformand), also known as thepremier of Greenland,[2] is thehead of government ofGreenland, a territory of theKingdom of Denmark. The prime minister is usually the person who is leader of the majority party in theParliament of Greenland.Jonathan Motzfeldt became the first prime minister afterhome rule was granted to Greenland in 1979. The present prime minister isJens-Frederik Nielsen.
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Party | Elected | Cabinet(s) | |||
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| 1 | .jpg) | Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010) | 1 May 1979 | 18 March 1991 | 11 years, 321 days | Siumut | 1979 1983 1984 1987 | Motzfeldt I–II–III–IV | |
| 2 |  | Lars-Emil Johansen (born 1946) | 18 March 1991 | 19 September 1997 | 6 years, 185 days | Siumut | 1991 1995 | Johansen | |
| (1) | | Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010) | 19 September 1997 | 14 December 2002 | 5 years, 86 days | Siumut | 1999 | Motzfeldt V–VI | |
| 3 | .jpg) | Hans Enoksen (1956–2025) | 14 December 2002 | 12 June 2009 | 6 years, 180 days | Siumut | 2002 2005 | Enoksen I–II | |
| 4 | .jpg) | Kuupik Kleist (born 1958) | 12 June 2009 | 5 April 2013 | 3 years, 297 days | Inuit Ataqatigiit | 2009 | Kleist I–II | |
| 5 | .jpg) | Aleqa Hammond (born 1965) | 5 April 2013 | 30 September 2014 | 1 year, 178 days | Siumut | 2013 | Hammond | |
| 6 | .jpg) | Kim Kielsen (born 1966) | 30 September 2014 | 23 April 2021 | 6 years, 205 days | Siumut | 2014 2018 | Kielsen I–II–III–IV–V–VI–VII | |
| 7 | _(cropped).jpg) | Múte Bourup Egede (born 1987) | 23 April 2021 | 7 April 2025 | 3 years, 349 days | Inuit Ataqatigiit | 2021 | Egede I–II | |
| 8 | | Jens-Frederik Nielsen (born 1991) | 7 April 2025 | Incumbent | 199 days | Demokraatit | 2025 | Nielsen | |
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